Animation 1

This course focuses on traditional Disney animation principles. Strong emphasis is placed on understanding the fundamentals and physics of animation and how they apply to more complicated scenes. Artists will also learn how to properly approach and plan their scenes.

* Course prerequisites: Fundamental knowledge of perspective drawing. Studio Technique offers a perspective tutorial that can provide the foundation needed to take this course.

10 weeks, 3 hours/week. Location: Online.

$850 USD

Animation 2

This course focuses on character animation. Exercises are founded on body mechanics and physics, bringing life to characters and introducing personality and acting. Strong emphasis is placed on scene planning.

Animation 3

This course accumulates all the knowledge acquired in the previous levels and brings it together to create more finished drawings. Emphasis is placed on intent, storytelling, quality of line and developed graphic techniques.

Animation 4

Advanced character animation in acting and lip sync. The focus of this course is to bring believability to the character's performance. This course covers a range of acting for animation techniques, as well as understanding how to use physicality to best communicate the emotion needed for the dialogue.